The Scavenger Hunt

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Reflection about the course

In this class, I learned about the four characteristics of culture. In class, we did a lot of group discussion, this leads us on how we think and talk. From doing group discussion, I know a lot about different classmate’s idea about how they think about culture, because we are all from different culture. I think this is a great way to study, since everyone has different view. After the group discussion, I learned from the teacher and start to seek about each of the term related about myself, for examples, my own culture identity and the culture shock I had, by knowing and finding better on my cultural identity, the first project is the cultural identity poster, and this is the first time for me to use glogster, I learned a lot of different culture from my classmates and had a chance to know them better now. 

We had a lot of presentation during this class, and this helped our speech skill.From learning about movie, I noticed that there are various kinds of movie genre, for examples: sci-fi, comedy, horror, adventure, epic and action. I study art film as my genre; I think this is a very different type of movie genre. While I was searching, I find out that Art films are a type of movie that is very different from the popular Hollywood blockbuster movies. 

Music unit is the most interesting unit I had learned during this semester. I studied various genres of music and their features in the last two weeks. For examples, my genre is the techno, a form of electronic dance music. There are so many different type of genre in music, such as heavy metal, pop, ballad, hip-hop, and soul. By doing this presentation, we had a chance to learn and to listen some of them, and we can find the right music to listen also is really improve the knowledge about music.

New Visual Project

This is a very great website, we can put pictures all in one very fast. 

There are so many cool tools that we can try and explore. 

Pop Culture Websites

                                          AV Club http://www.avclub.com

                                            Pajiba http://www.pajiba.com

                         Oh No They Didn't http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com

Best Bumper Sticker

Popular culture changes in place and time,

try to follow it even you don't like it.

Pop Star

Music Genre Presentation

Untitled Prezi on Prezi

Pop culture in my culture

Pop Culture in My Culture on Prezi

Music Unit Reflection

Music unit is the most interesting unit I had learned during this semester. I studied various genres of music and their features in the last two weeks. For examples, my genre is the techno, a form of electronic dance music. There are so many different type of genre in music, such as heavy metal, pop, ballad, hip-hop, and soul. By doing this presentation, we had a chance to learn and to listen some of them, and we can find the right music to listen also is really improve the knowledge about music.

I also listened to some songs online by searching the music genres, and had saved some of the good website to listen. We had searched about the TOP 40 chart, and most of the songs it there, I know it all. NPR website is one of the surprises to me, they has so many interesting things on the web and a lot of good music, also wonderful stories. For me, the AHA moment is that when I searched about the web, and doing others work with music, I found out that the Africa American really influence music a lot around the world. No matter is rap music or hip-hop, they are just everywhere in music! I also learned about the history of MTV, how they started and the different between rap and hip-hop. Another thing I learned is how black was treated before even in the category of music. 

      The part I like the most is the Unit field trip, is definitely worth of the time. We went to the House of Blues for the field trip. This is also my first time of visit this wonderful place. I listen to a lot of songs form the early time though out today, and by the same time, I also learned about the history about how African American first starts making music. I will visit the House of Blues in the near future. In this unit, my bumper sticker is that “Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.”

All Songs Considered

All Songs Considered is a weekly online multimedia program started in January 2000 by NPR's All Things Considered director Bob Boilen. At first, the show featured information and streaming audio about the songs used as bumper music on All Things Considered. 

The program has turned into a source of discovery for new music of all genres. One is as likely to hear electronica from the Congo as to hear guitarist Les Paul. In August 2005, the program began podcasting for free.In 2005, it began webcasting and podcasting live concerts from Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club, including acts such as Animal Collective, The Decemberists, Neko Case and Tom Waits.

Host Bob Boilen and producer Robin Hilton write a blog where they introduce music from unsigned and unknown bands and solicit ideas for shows from listeners.
In 2007, All Songs Considered became the cornerstone program of NPR Music, the music discovery Web site from National Public Radio.

This is a really awsome website that fans can find all kinds of music information on it. The site will collect the recent live in concert, the weekly shows, the preview videos and the first listening. All the fans can post their own products through the site and show them to others. also they can share their music ideas on it. No matter what genres you belong to, you can find your favourite music here. The site offers Rock; Jazz; Classical; Hip-Hop/R&B; Folk; World and Electronic/Dance, all these options  must have the ones you like.

This is the home for the music, come here and enjoy the music!

My favorite Song

The Gift by Gregorian Forgive is a word I am learning If only to pass the time I love you for all your weakness I love you for all your lies Will you grow Will you understand The damage you caused in time The past is behind we are facing A punishment for the crime The gift you gave me Our sweet encounter Became so fragile and flew with the night I will be witness I will not falter Till we are risen again to the light Would you forgive me My heart was broken But I will mend I will be as before Just give me one chance To make it better Uhh let me be yours Without you I'm weak and I'm listless Without you I find I'm blind I watch you alone, are you dreaming Of happines left behind Do you drift in your heart at night Walk through the rooms of your mind Open the door I'll be waiting Remember this is your life

Unit 3 Reflection

Unit 3 Reflection

    This unit, I learned a lot of new information about movie that I don’t know before. I love to watch movie, before learning this chapter, I had known about some aspects of movies. From learning this chapter, I noticed that there are various kinds of movie genre, for examples: sci-fi, comedy, horror, adventure, epic and action. I study art film as my genre; I think this is a very different type of movie genre. While I was searching, I find out that Art films are a type of movie that is very different from the popular Hollywood blockbuster movies. 

    Art films have many other names. Some people call them art movies, independent films, indie films, art house films, auteur films or experimental films. When I saw the picture that posted in first page of this chapter, I was interested in the Michael Jackson wearing the jackets in the middle standing handsome, but also with some scary ghosts, this is my AHA moment because I have this album. 

    I learned about movie industry by studying four representative movie companies; Hollywood, Paramount, Warner Bros and Tyler Perry Studios. I really like Tyler Perry’s website. While I am searching, I learned a lot about the movie companies’ influence and history. From class, I also learned and think that we need to focus on nonmainstream movies as well, such as Tyler Perry’s movie or other foreign movie, because the movie industry should handle with various movies of the world, and we also watched movies from the International Film Festival, and experience various movie genres. I studied African Americans’ movie industry by reading the ‘Tyler Perry’s Money Machine’. He is defining the African Americans’ daily life, for examples, family issues and Romanic, there are not so many about the racism or discrimination in his movies. I learned how he can make so much of money in the block buster. 

     In this unit, my bumper sticker is “Don’t judge a movie without watching it”. The reason why I made this bumper sticker is that I think people sometimes only care about which big super stars are in the movie or how much money they spend on making this film or who is the direct. I think we all should watch the film first, and start our judgment.

Movie Poster

My Cultural Identity Poster Reflection

My first identity is Chinese opera, is a popular form of drama and musical theatre in my culture. It has a very long history. There are numerous regional branches of Chinese opera, Beijing opera is one of the most notable. When I was a little kid, my grandpa listen to it a lot, we always have fight on watching TV, he always choose to watch Chinese opera. Next is tradition Chinese painting, Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. We called “Guo Hua”, meaning 'national' or 'native painting'. Traditional Chinese painting is done with a brush dipped in black or colored ink. I start learning to draw when I was 6 years old. I used to study Chinese painting every weekend. Chinese Tea and tea set is another identity for me. In China, people drink tea throughout the day, including during meals, as a substitute for plain water for health or simple pleasure. My family loves all different type of Chinese tea, mostly we drink green tea. At night, we will sit together drinking tea by using tradition Chinese tea set while we are watching TV. Chinese food is the next. I don’t really go out to eat a lot, same as my father, because my mom can cook really tasty Chinese food. So many friends admire us. There is several different types of regional cuisines in China. The Cuisine I used to eat is the Shandong Cuisine, Shandong Cuisine once formed an important part of the imperial cuisine and was widely promoted in North China. It isn't so popular in South China, is featured by a variety of cooking techniques and seafood. The typical dishes on local menu are braised abalone, braised trepang, sweet and sour carp, Jiuzhuan Dachang. Our snacks are also worth trying. Finally my last identity is the Chinese book store in China, called “Hanjing Bookstore”. This bookstore was same age as me, my father opened the year when I was born. Right now, we just open our 5th store. The bookstore sells a lot of Chinese history book. A lot of the book is not for reading but more for people to keep it. We called that the Your collections.

My Unit Reflection

  In this unit, I learned about the four characteristics of culture. First, it’s passed from one generation to the next through the process of inculturation. Second, culture is shared, for examples, the most members of a given culture share many basic, beliefs and attitudes. Third, culture is symbolically expressed and transmitted. One of the most important symbolic systems that every one of us beings depends upon is language. Finally, culture is adaptive. I also learned about some of the important terms, I know what are culture shock, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism. I learned the three type of iceberg model of culture, technical, formal and informal, I know the rules for each of them by given examples. Before each class we had, we have to read on our own about the chapter we are going to talk about and learn in class, so first, I learn how to read textbook better, not just high lights the words I don’t know or the important text, I learned how to surmised one paragraph and write down the important things. In class, we did a lot of group discussion, this leads us on how we think and talk. From doing group discussion, I know a lot about different classmate’s idea about how they think about culture, because we are all from different culture. I think this is a great way to study, since everyone has different view. After the group discussion, I learned from the teacher and start to seek about each of the term related about myself, for examples, my own culture identity and the culture shock I had, by knowing and finding better on my cultural identity, the first project is the cultural identity poster, and this is the first time for me to use glogster, I learned a lot of different culture from my classmates and had a chance to know them better now. When I was learning about culture shock, the four reactions, which are the honey moon, culture shock, adjustment and acceptance is exactly happening on me, this is a aha moment for me, I think about it and it is makes sense with unexpected clarity. I think my bumper sticker would be “I am on the way of finding my culture identity and knowing who am I”. I thing I learned how to use is glogster, this is a very great tool and useful tool for me, also is very easy to use.

My Voki

My CIP

Love in the Puff

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